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Queen Mothers: Portraits

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  • Pognaa Napog Kpintaatobo I on the edge of her village of Baazing in the Upper West region of Ghana on 26 June 2105. A pognaa is responsible, in particular, for the wellbeing of women and children in her area of authority. While the title translates as "woman chief", in practice her authority is  subject to a male chief. The role of the pognamine (plural of pognaa) is being revived after having been suppressed during the colonial era, and they are increasingly seen as a force for development.
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  • Mama Agblatsu III (centre), is a Queen Mother in Bankoe, a traditional division in the town of Ho in the Volta Region of Ghana. A devout Catholic, she asked to be photographed with two nuns from her church.
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  • Pognaa Janet Dery of Zambo within the complex of the Paramount Chief in Lawra in the Upper West Region of Ghana on 28 June 2015. The term "pognaa" is the feminine equivalent of "naa", or chief. A pognaa is responsible, in particular, for the wellbeing of women and children in her area of authority. While the title translates as "woman chief", in practice her authority is  subject to a male chief. The role of the pognamine (plural of pognaa) is being revived after having been suppressed during the colonial era, and they are increasingly seen as a force for development.
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  • Pognaa Dogkudome Tegzuylle I of Lyssah within the complex of the Paramount Chief in Lawra in the Upper West Region of Ghana on 28 June 2015. The term "pognaa" is the feminine equivalent of "naa", or chief. A pognaa is responsible, in particular, for the wellbeing of women and children in her area of authority. While the title translates as "woman chief", in practice her authority is  subject to a male chief. The role of the pognamine (plural of pognaa) is being revived after having been suppressed during the colonial era, and they are increasingly seen as a force for development.
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  • Pognaa Maabuora Sanduo I of Nanyaari within the complex of the Paramount Chief in Lawra in the Upper West Region of Ghana on 28 June 2015. The term "pognaa" is the feminine equivalent of "naa", or chief. A pognaa is responsible, in particular, for the wellbeing of women and children in her area of authority. While the title translates as "woman chief", in practice her authority is  subject to a male chief. The role of the pognamine (plural of pognaa) is being revived after having been suppressed during the colonial era, and they are increasingly seen as a force for development.
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  • Pognaa Tinibekuu Zutah I of Berwong within the complex of the Paramount Chief in Lawra in the Upper West Region of Ghana on 28 June 2015. The term "pognaa" is the feminine equivalent of "naa", or chief. A pognaa is responsible, in particular, for the wellbeing of women and children in her area of authority. While the title translates as "woman chief", in practice her authority is  subject to a male chief. The role of the pognamine (plural of pognaa) is being revived after having been suppressed during the colonial era, and they are increasingly seen as a force for development.
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  • Pognaa Tang I in the complex of the Paramount Chief in Lawra in the Upper West Region of Ghana on 28 June 2015. The term "pognaa" is the feminine equivalent of "naa", or chief. A pognaa is responsible, in particular, for the wellbeing of women and children in her area of authority. While the title translates as "woman chief", in practice her authority is  subject to a male chief. The role of the pognamine (plural of pognaa) is being revived after having been suppressed during the colonial era, and they are increasingly seen as a force for development.
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